It’s that time of year when gifts are getting hidden in every closet corner, Christmas cards are being received, and cookies are baking in ovens everywhere. If you’re looking for the perfect cookie to leave out for Santa, I can guarantee these are going to make him one jolly old elf.Continue reading →

Turns out my 2 1/2 year old son is a culinary genius, a natural in the kitchen. I enlisted his help one afternoon to make some cookies and he not only enjoyed all the ingredient dumping and stirring, but he insisted on adding something special to our usual snickerdoodle recipe. My options? A red pepper, a yellow onion, or a big lemon. Although the onion was so very tempting I decided to go with the lemon.Continue reading →